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This Week in Amherst History

Eighty years ago this week, the Honor System committee and a Senior delegation convened to discuss a renovation of the honor system at the college. The meeting led to a “definite policy” which included a five-point plan of action for the code, with hopes of creating a “more effective functioning

Above and Beyond

Her work at the National Museum of Kenya toward the end of the semester inspired the project. “One of the things that got me started was that they had a lot of exhibits and work on Lamu in the past and not so much on Lamu now,” Shelburne explained. The

Examining The Place of Race In Rankings: Black Enterprise and aMagazine give Amherst lukewarm rating

This year marked the second annual publication of aMagazine’s rankings for Asian-American college-bound students. Amherst was ranked just below Colorado College and well behind several of Amherst’s closest competitors in the U.S. News rankings. Swarthmore College was ranked eighth, and Pomona College first. Similarly, Black Enterprise has

Website of the Week

Feeling lonely? Miss your pet from home more than you miss your family? A virtual pup from this site is just the thing to keep you company. When you adopt your dog, you can choose one of Spanish, French, English, Japanese or German nationality. To ensure proper communication, the site

Campus Conversation

“Don’t touch the artwork!” That’s what they always tell you in museums, but no one ever tells the artwork, “Don’t touch the people,” because it’s usually inanimate. But this past Friday, students from the campus group Vincent’s Ear painted their bodies in bright shades and

Campus Speak

SIDNE KOENIGSBERG ’03 “Sugar Jones because the delivery guy is hot.” JON SCHNEIDER ’03 “Honey because it lasts forever, so I’d live forever.” JOE TRACY ’02 “A protein shake mixed with glutamine with a twist of ZMA.” MIKE YORK ’04 “Beans because they’re the magical fruit.” RASHI DESTEFAN

This Week in Amherst History

One-hundred seven years ago, the College participated in Chicago’s World’s Fair, occupying a position in the south gallery of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. According to The Amherst Student, Amherst’s display was “especially noticeable” in relation to similar displays of other colleges. Representatives of the school